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Need to setup email notification when system starts and shutdown

I would like to have the system send me a email notification everrytime the system starts or shuts down. I am currently running Ubuntu 12.10 I found this tutorial but I couldn't make it to work.
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Notification Icon Area Not Showing All Icons

The first wierd thing i should note is that when i start up the computer, it says connecting to wifi in a notification box on the login screen. Which is normal for me but ever since this glitch ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 wont start after manual restart

I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 with no problems for the past 2 months. A few hours ago, when i restarted my PC, it just hanged with black screen for more than 10 minutes. So I did a hard reset by ...
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Hybrid hibernate on Ubuntu?

After I saw Windows 8 uses hybrid hibernation instead of shutdown by default in order to solve its slow startup issue, I want to know if it's possible to use hybrid hibernation on Ubuntu to speed up ...
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How to force a proprietary driver to load on startup (revisited)

I have the exact same problem as How to force a proprietary driver to load on startup? but the solution does not work for me. I have ~$ tail -7 /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf install rtl8192cu ...
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Bootscreen selections

RE: 12.04 on dual boot. I get a screen box with a few selections. The only one that works best is this: Generic 3.2.0.29-PAE recovery mode. The regular selection just Linux, if selected, I do not get ...
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How to let pm-utils run automatically?

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on a laptop. Just want to let sudo pm-powersave true run automatically every time after login, but don't know how. I tried the following approaches to let it run automatically ...
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validator.nu installation with launch script

I have tried to use the following instructions atleast 5 times and I can not get it to run correctly. These are the instructions with some added notes. sudo apt-get install mercurial subversion ...
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how to load ubuntu 12.04 from grub after update on 04/26/13

Computer Details: Toshiba, natively runs Windows7 64-bit. I currently dual-boot Windows 7 / Linux and have a virtual hard drive of Windows 8 (rarely used) Background: I have been using Ubuntu 12.04 ...
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Ubuntu 12.04.2 startup waits on splash screen and loads desktop only after pressing TAB

Ubuntu on startup shows the splash screen(with the dots rotating animation going on and on). And only when I press TAB key it stops and the desktop loads. What may be the problem? Am having ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Startup Error

After I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on Windows 8 using wubi.exe and when it rebooted I got an error and I can still only boot with windows 8 but I still have the option of starting up with Ubuntu but if I ...
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Why Ubuntu 12.04 stuck in the logo screen after install it?

I want to ask what should happen after installing Ubuntu and restart the system. This is because I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS from the LiveCD in my netbook alongside Windows 7. After that the ...
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xrandr config not loading properly at startup from .xprofile

I'm using xrandr to rescale the resolution on a netbook (Ubuntu 12.10). When I run the following command it works fine: xrandr --output LVDS1 --mode 1024x600 --panning 1280x720 --scale 1.25x1.2 ...
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Very slow startup after login screen with SSD: how to troubleshoot?

Background: I was trying to solve a problem I had with Libreoffice and installed/uninstalled a couple of packages (it is a fresh install of 12.10 Quantal). I don't know if it is related but there is ...
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ubuntu 12.04 after update will not start

I Was update my ubuntu 12.04 LTS ..after that Im restart system and get this >>in pic 1 Asked a user name and password ..And you record your username and password correctly But then remained in this ...
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How can I Start X11VNC automatically on my PC?

I have a spare computer that I want to remote desktop control from my Windows 7 PC in my room. I got it to run and I used TightVNC to view and control it. My real issue is getting it to run ...
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Quantal 12.10 - how to mount at startup with the new naming system?

I have noticed that Quantal now mounts each partition under a root like /media/<user> Since I need to auto-mount a partition at startup and this naming convention is totally new for me I was ...
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Removed Java replaced with newest “Sun Java”, disc won't boot, and won't let me re-install grub using boot repair disc

Had a minor problem with my Stock market platform. Set-up screen would freeze program. Called their tech support, got their "Linux guy", who advised remove all Java and replace, not with synaptic ...
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Startup Message: Bad LUN (0:1), Bad target number (1:0), etc

I am a newcomer to linux. I installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 on Acer Aspire One D270 (Spec = Atom N2600 1.6 Ghz Cpu, 2GB Ram, 320 GB HD). Everything seems to be running ok, albeit in the 2D mode. But before ...
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Errors during start-up: “Scanning for Btrfs filesystems”

I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 desktop on three systems and one virtual machine. On every system I have opted for a single Btrfs partition. During start-up I get the following two error messages. It ...
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How do I set up dependency based startup to reconfigure the network interfaces before networking is started?

I have a system which originally ran Ubuntu 12.04 (now 12.10) on the 'real' hardware. Due to a requirement to run Windows 7 and IE9 (watching streamed movies needed Silverlight with DRM) I installed ...
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Unwanted text at shutdown

When I shut down Ubuntu 12.10 (and sometimes at the startup, too) I can see something like a terminal output. Under the title "Ubuntu 12.10" there is a text message like, "Asking all remaining ...
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GNU GRUB version 1.99-21ubuntu3 with windows installer

I have this problem after damage I think hit the OS GNU GRUB version 1.99-21ubuntu3 Minimal bash-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. ...
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Unity not running on startup

OK, so Firefox was running extremely slow, I ran it in safe mode and still slow, so I rebooted and when she came back on, I wasn't at the regular Unity login, it was like a classic Windows login ...
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Is 12.10 planning to add smb shares as /media besides waiting for Bug #995535 to be fixed

I love this guide found here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MountWindowsSharesPermanently but it is not working right for 12.10 in RC and this the closest I've found ...
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Ubuntu slow at boot because of gnome-set~ngs-daemon

When I boot my computer, the process gnome-set~ngs-daemon need a lot of disk access, according to sudo iotop, it require 100%... Any idea how I can solve it?
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When laptop turned on, and Ubuntu is chosen for OS, I get a blank purple screen and can't log on. How do I fix this problem?

I turn on the computer. I can select either Windows 7 or Ubuntu. When I select Windows 7 it works well. When I select Ubuntu, it normally works well. But right now when I select Ubuntu, It leads ...
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How to install desktop version from netbook version?/Where can I find the Startup Disk Creator?

I have an old netbook version of ubuntu, and I wanted to install the current desktop version I was following the steps that you can see here ...
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Black screen and blinking cursor for a while during Startup

I've installed the Ubuntu 12.04.1 "rock solid" release. Everything works fine apart from the fact that during start-up the usual purple screen and Ubuntu logo doesn't appear. Only a black screen and ...
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startup /etc/inti.d/rc exited outside the expected code flow

A few days ago I was on my laptop and it shutoff randomly, it was plugged in so I thought 'oh no biggy the battery must have died.' So I plugged it in and booted it up and when it did, it brought me ...
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Default Startup scripts

I just installed unclutter on Ubuntu 12.04, Gnome 3, but it uses standard settings, and there is no way i can change them from terminal, not to mention i need to apply them from the very start. I ...
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12.04 slowstartup on e-350 platform

Very slow startup on asus 1215B (e-350 AMD Brazos platform). dmesg.log says: [ 24.551563] [fglrx] Reserved FB block: Unshared offset:17ff4000, size:c000 [ 104.784043] eth1: no IPv6 routers ...
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Can't start Ubuntu 12.04

Today I wanted to start my laptop but it didn't work. I see the login menu, I can login, but then by screen turns black and I am back at the login menu. Same for login as guest. I pressed ...
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How can I avoid 'Installation Failed' error when creating a Start Up Disk?

I want to create a Ubuntu 12.04 Live CD. So I open Startup Disk Creator in the Ubuntu Dash. I go through all of the settings, and then click 'Make Startup Disk'. Almost immediately I get a window ...
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Am I using upstart correctly?

I'm trying to write a startup script for my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop that pings my Netgear router every 30 seconds (this is necessary as a nasty workaround for a separate problem I'm having). I read this ...
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Open multiple terminals after startup in Ubuntu 12.10

Is there a way to open multiple terminals after Ubuntu 12.10 starts up? Actually I was able to run a terminal with a program running, trough the "Startup Applications" tool. The command I am ...
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12.10 crashed and won't boot!

Every time I try and start ubuntu, I get the following: Waiting for network cofiguration (60 seconds), then: Waiting up to 60 more seconds for network configuration, then: Booting system without ...
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After bootup I am stuck on a black screen with a text cursor and a mouse cursor on 13.04

I have a Zenbook ux31a with a core i5 and the Intel HD 4000 gfx card. When I press esc during startup to enter the grub2 menu and choose a kernel from the advanced options menu ubuntu starts up ...
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I get an error with “add-apt-repository” every time i startup. No noticeable effects, but an annoyance

Every time I start my computer, a lenovo thinkpad t61 (intel graphics version), running ubuntu 13.04, I get a pop-up to report an error. Details reveal that it's related to add-apt-repository. Maybe ...
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Mouse Pointer glitchy on startup

Recently installed 13.04 raring and everytime i startup for about 30s or so the mouse is restricted to a horizontal line across the center of the screen no matter what movements i make. Also it ...
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Help starting up multiple Dropbox instances on Ubuntu startup

I tried following these instructions here http://www.dropboxwiki.com/Multiple_Instances_On_Unix but my 2nd instance wouldn't start up on boot. I tried the rc.local method with a bash script but even ...
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Steam crashes on startup

I'm trying to run steam but for some reason it has started crashing on me. Here is my terminal trying to start it up user@ChrUbuntu:~$ steam & [1] 6001 user@ChrUbuntu:~$ Running Steam on ubuntu ...
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Black screen on startup after update

My current system is based on : Ubuntu 12.04 VirtualBox 4.2.12 (Windows 7 Host / Ubuntu Guest) VirtualBox additions 4.2.13-85100 (because additions 4.2.12 are buggy with Ubuntu 12.04) But since my ...
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How can I make a command execute at startup?

I wanted to remap the keys for my page up and page down number pad so that they would actually act like the real page up and page down. I used the xmodmap successfully following the directions based ...
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Confused about Bumblebeed startup

I have bumblebee installed in my optimus enabled laptop. Recently I Installed bum (boot up manager) to tweak the startup applications. I found inside that "Bumblebeed" is not checked as a startup ...
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Ubuntu won't start up anymore

I recently tried out my new usb bluetooth adapter. It is a "pluggable" brand that said it was linux friendly. I put it in, messed around with my bluetooth headset, it worked great. I then restarted my ...
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After installing VirtualBox my host slows down

After installing the Virtual Box 4.1.18 my host (Ubuntu 12.10) boots about 15 seconds lately than normal. A blinking underscore("_") takes the time before the Ubuntu start up page. How to figure this ...
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How to find out why my ubuntu 12.10 boots slower than before

I have a fresh copy of ubuntu 12.10. This is the only operating system in my notebook. It was fast when I first install it. but now a black screen with blinking cursor takes some considerable time, ...
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Why is the user name and password different then the one I chose?

I chose something very specific for my username and then during the log in process it says "owner". In the system account settings it asks for the password for the specific name I chose and the ...
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Wireless disabled at startup but hardware switch is in 'on' position

I have a Clevo MobiNote W130EW notebook with Ubuntu 12.10 running on it. When I start the computer it shows the wireless as hardware bloked: $ rfkill list 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no ...

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